schools in kentucky . be ##rea college , a private college in eastern kentucky that had been integrated since the 1850s , immediately filed suit to challenge the law . the substance of the law was upheld in the circuit court and the kentucky court of appeals . be ##rea appealed to the supreme court , and in 1908 the court handed down an 8 – 1 decision against the college . only john marshall harlan dissent ##ed . near the close of the 1904 session , legislators approved the creation of beck ##ham county from parts of carter , elliott , and lewis counties . olive hill was made the county seat . soon the county ' s existence was challenged in court on grounds that it
schools in kentucky. berea college, a private college in eastern kentucky that had been integrated since the 1850s, immediately filed suit to challenge the law. the substance of the law was upheld in the circuit court and the kentucky court of appeals. berea appealed to the supreme court, and in 1908 the court handed down an 8 – 1 decision against the college. only john marshall harlan dissented. near the close of the 1904 session, legislators approved the creation of beckham county from parts of carter, elliott, and lewis counties. olive hill was made the county seat. soon the county's existence was challenged in court on grounds that it